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Anesthesia Maintenance During Endoscopic Airway Surgery

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Endoscopic airway surgery has progressed considerably over the past few decades due to advancements in endoscopic instrumentation, techniques, and anesthetic agents and delivery methods available. This chapter will review current methods of delivery and choice of anesthesia for maintenance during endoscopic airway surgery.

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  1. Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Sharon H. Gnagi

  2. Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

    Michel J. Sabbagh

  3. Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital, Charleston, SC, USA

    David R. White

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Gnagi, S.H., Sabbagh, M.J., White, D.R. (2019). Anesthesia Maintenance During Endoscopic Airway Surgery. In: Preciado, D., Verghese, S. (eds) Anesthetic Management for the Pediatric Airway . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04600-2_8

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